Casey Scorpions Off Season News

[RalphiusMaximus 6,054]

March 19th I'm not working.  Great chance to have a look at the young guys fighting for a spot in the seniors. 

[dee-luded 2,959]

On 4/12/2015 at 8:58 AM, CBDees said:

Well done KC. I, like many Demonlanders, look forward to your reports. Hopefully this year the Scorps can go all the way.

maybe if we let them have players they may well?

[KC from Casey 7,073]

Melbourne might well have been denied access to a top up player after losing Jake Melksham for 2016 but it will get eight of them from the Casey Scorpions for Friday's practice match at Casey Fields.

The top ups are Conner Ambler, Aaron Cottee, James Freeman, Jake Lovett, Jordan Moncrieff, James Munro, Angus Scott and Kody Wilson.

 

The game starts at 9.45am.

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

5 hours ago, KC from Casey said:

Melbourne might well have been denied access to a top up player after losing Jake Melksham for 2016 but it will get eight of them from the Casey Scorpions for Friday's practice match at Casey Fields.

The top ups are Conner Ambler, Aaron Cottee, James Freeman, Jake Lovett, Jordan Moncrieff, James Munro, Angus Scott and Kody Wilson.

 

The game starts at 9.45am.

Looking forward to hearing how Lovett goes

[dpositive 1,665]

17 hours ago, KC from Casey said:

Melbourne might well have been denied access to a top up player after losing Jake Melksham for 2016 but it will get eight of them from the Casey Scorpions for Friday's practice match at Casey Fields.

The top ups are Conner Ambler, Aaron Cottee, James Freeman, Jake Lovett, Jordan Moncrieff, James Munro, Angus Scott and Kody Wilson.

 

The game starts at 9.45am.

That Moncrieff name rings a bell

[nutbean 8,838]

On 12/26/2015 at 0:02 AM, KC from Casey said:

The Casey Scorpions have signed Beaconsfield twins Damien and Daniel Johnston who both played representative football with the SENFL this year.

Or as they will affectionately be called  - "the Hanson twins" 

(slapshot - now there was a movie !)

[Whispering_Jack 30,198]

34 minutes ago, dpositive said:

That Moncrieff name rings a bell

Son of Michael Moncrieff who was recruited from Edithvale-Aspendale by the Hawks in 1971 and was a prolific goalkicker, topping their goalkicking on five occasions. He was one of a number of players (including Leigh and Kelvin Matthews) who came from that part of the Mornington Peninsula Football League which later became Melbourne's zone. Sadly for us, we missed out on some true champions of the game by a couple of years.

[Yossarian 1,820]

1 hour ago, nutbean said:

Or as they will affectionately be called  - "the Hanson twins" 

(slapshot - now there was a movie !)

Dave's a killer!

[KC from Casey 7,073]

Some more junior talent has arrived at the Casey Scorpions from local TAC Cup clubs.

They are Jake Di Pasquale and Cory Machava from the Dandenong Stingrays and Cory Stockdale from Gippsland Power. All three are smalls - under the 180cm mark.

[Whispering_Jack 30,198]

The gap between the start of the AFL season and the start of the VFL season is becoming a problem. Now that we've started the NAB Challenge matches it would be handy for those who don't make the cut to have a practice game at VFL level but unfortunately, that option doesn't become available until NAB3.

I appreciate that they can do simulated match play at training but there's no Casey game this weekend so the likes of Jack Trengove and Christian Petracca can be eased in with say half a game at that level. As I said above, it would have been handy.

[CBDees 3,167]

28 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

The gap between the start of the AFL season and the start of the VFL season is becoming a problem. Now that we've started the NAB Challenge matches it would be handy for those who don't make the cut to have a practice game at VFL level but unfortunately, that option doesn't become available until NAB3.

I appreciate that they can do simulated match play at training but there's no Casey game this weekend so the likes of Jack Trengove and Christian Petracca can be eased in with say half a game at that level. As I said above, it would have been handy.

Not sure why Casey couldn't have a practice game however if we used it to get some of our players fit with match practice how are they intended to get their own list match fit?

[The Third Eye 259]

5 hours ago, CBDees said:

Not sure why Casey couldn't have a practice game however if we used it to get some of our players fit with match practice how are they intended to get their own list match fit?

We're only talking about 8 - 10 MFC players at most who aren't involved in the NAB Challenge game and aren't injured. That still leaves around 40 Casey players who can be used across senior and reserves practice matches.

[CBDees 3,167]

1 hour ago, The Third Eye said:

We're only talking about 8 - 10 MFC players at most who aren't involved in the NAB Challenge game and aren't injured. That still leaves around 40 Casey players who can be used across senior and reserves practice matches.

Then they should let the eight to ten MFC players play with the Casey Development team against their firsts in a practice match to even it up a bit.

[_becks_ 35]

So will Petracca play this Saturday at Casey? Might be worth a look!!

[bing181 9,242]

1 hour ago, _becks_ said:

So will Petracca play this Saturday at Casey? Might be worth a look!!

From what we've read, neither Petracca nor Trengove will be playing any games anywhere until they have a really solid block of full training under their belts. 

[flamindees 16]

On Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 4:31 PM, KC from Casey said:

Casey Scorpions Practice Match Series

Saturday 12 March v Williamstown, Casey Fields @ 12.30pm  (Development League 10.00am)

Saturday 19 March v Port Melbourne, Casey Fields @ 12.30pm  (Development League 10.00am)

Saturday 26 March Melbourne/Casey Intra Club
(time/venue tbc)

Saturday 2 April v Box Hill Hawks, Casey Fields @ 1.00pm  (Development League 10.00am)

*Please note times subject to change pending weather conditions

Hi KC, I was wondering if you know what the admission price is for today's practice matches?

Are the starting times still the same- thankyou!!

[Goat 98]

3 hours ago, flamindees said:

Hi KC, I was wondering if you know what the admission price is for today's practice matches?

Are the starting times still the same- thankyou!!

General admission $5

vfl members is free and u15 is free

[Whispering_Jack 30,198]

The games at Casey are on at the times published above.

KC is on leave ATM and we'll only hear from him sporadically over the next month or so.

[flamindees 16]

Thanks guys!!

 

[Goat 98]

Any streams around?

[stuie 7,374]

[demonwithin 46]

Hasn't started yet just out of the rooms. No team sheets left but so far I can see Weideman, Neal Bulleen, Mak King, Mitch white, Terlich, hunt, & Lumumba

[demonwithin 46]

Goal to Casey in first minute

[demonwithin 46]

Terlich kicks the second after a four bounce effort from half back. Add stretch and Michie to list of MFC players. 2 goals to nil 7 mins in 

[Neitz the Great 555]

13 minutes ago, demonwithin said:

Hasn't started yet just out of the rooms. No team sheets left but so far I can see Weideman, Neal Bulleen, Mak King, Mitch white, Terlich, hunt, & Lumumba

So if we have stretch, michie, hunt and terlich all playing at Casey, does that mean we're going in with only 23 for tomorrow?